Our Environment

Every industry is going green and web hosting is no exception. A web hosting company provides servers to host web sites and it may offer the ability to register domain names. What can make a hosting service green? Well, this mainly depends on who you ask as there is not a fixed standard. Most of the time, especially with tech companies, green means that they take measures to offset their carbon footprint. Since technology companies may have dozens if not hundreds of power hungry computers, the energy usage can be considerable.

Many hosting companies opt to simply donate to non-profit environmental groups or purchase carbon credits. Other hosting companies guarantee that the energy they use is produced in an ecofriendly manner such as wind, solar, or geothermal. A growing number of companies have even started producing their own power.

Whether you are looking for cheap web hosting for your blog or starting the next big .com company, ask what your provider is doing to offset their energy usage.